"Run To You" by Bryan Adams was written for Blue Oyster Cult, and the guitar part is modeled after "Don't Fear The Reaper." BOC turned it down, so Adams recorded it for his album Reckless.
Mariah Carey's "My All" is about her affair with New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
Mariah Carey's song "The Roof" is about her first kiss with Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter.
"Stand By Me" hit #4 in the US when it was released in 1961, then went to #9 in 1986 when it was used in the movie of the same name.
"Everywhere" wasn't a huge hit for Fleetwood Mac, but it's one of their most popular songs in the streaming era. It was written and sung by Christine McVie, who wrote these kind of catchy tunes in contrast to mystical Stevie Nicks songs like "Rhiannon" and "Gold Dust Woman."
The songwriting team Leiber and Stoller wrote "Hound Dog" for a blues singer named Big Mama Thronton, who first recorded the song in 1953. Elvis covered it in 1956, and it became his biggest hit.
Shows like Dawson's Creek, Grey's Anatomy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer changed the way songs were heard on TV, and produced some hits in the process.
Jim talks about the impact of "The Middle" and uses a tree metaphor to describe his songwriting philosophy.
Richie talks about the impact of "Amazed," and how his 4-year-old son inspired another Lonestar hit.
How a country weeper and a blues number made "rolling stone" the most popular phrase in rock.
The co-writer/guitarist on many Alice Cooper hits, Dick was also Lou Reed's axeman on the Rock n' Roll Animal album.
How did The Edge get his name? Did they name a song after a Tolkien book? And who is "Angel of Harlem" about?